Latinamericanism After 9/11

John Beverley is Distinguished Professor of Hispanic Languages and Literatures at the University of Pittsburgh. He is the author of Subalternity and Representation: Arguments in Cultural Theory and co-editor of The Postmodernism Debate in Latin America, both also published by Duke University Press.

“Latinamericanism after 9/11 presents new arguments that no one in the field of Latin American studies can afford to ignore. John Beverley addresses and complicates many of the debates conducted over the last decade on the question of Latinamericanism and Latin American studies. He engages with scholars writing from Latin America and those writing about it from elsewhere, and he is quite convincing in debunking the epistemological force often associated with this distinction.”-JosÉ Rabasa, Harvard University “One does not need to agree with the conclusions reached by John Beverley in this daring book about the eroding grounds of Latin Americanist culturalist discourses in order to be moved, at each new turn, by the intellectual force and relevance of his arguments.”-Julio Ramos, University of California, Berkeley“The spectrum of political possibilities and options is perhaps greater and more varied in Latin America today than anywhere else in the world. In the North, we can learn from it and learn from John Beverley’s book, which offers a comparative analysis rather than abstract political theory or journalistic sociology. Beverley is one of those rare thinkers who combines a keen theoretical mind with the realism of a shrewd and seasoned political intelligence. He always thinks politically, and it is a thought we find on every page here.”-Fredric Jameson, Duke University “Through his decades of work and numerous publications in the field, Beverley remains as a shining example of a politically engaged scholar as seriously engaged with current politics as lived and practiced in Latin America.”- Marc Becker (The Latin Americanist) “John Beverley is without doubt one of the most influential scholars in the field of Latin American literary and cultural studies of the last quarter-century. His previous work has challenged and transformed the field of Spanish in the United States, and played a significant role in promoting new theoretical and critical perspectives and methodologies associated with subaltern studies and cultural studies throughout the Americas. His latest book continues provoking controversy, addressing major issues for the contemporary field of Latin American cultural studies…this book is a ‘must-read’ for its astute evaluation of paradigmatic shifts experienced in the field at the turn of the new millennium.” - Robert McKee Irwin (Bulletin of Latin American Research) “A wide-ranging treatise on Latinamericanism’s merits, faults, and promise, this book will assuredly offer food for thought for intellectuals on both sides of the North/South divide for many years to come.” - Michael J. Lazzara (Postcolonial Text) “Conversant across the disciplines (sociology, history, economics, politics, literary criticism) with worldwide theorists and familiar with a ‘studies’ approach, Beverley produces a book of ambitious scope with a striking conclusion that the reader, though disinclined to accept, is hard-pressed to ignore. Highly recommended.” - J. M. Beatson (Choice) “Latinamericanism after 9/11 is vital for those of us participating in ethnic and/or American studies as well as social justice work, whether it is ideological or on the ground.” - Karen Mary Davalos (American Quarterly)

• Introduction 11. Latinamericanism after 9/11 172. The Persistence of the Nation (against Empire) 263. Deconstruction and Latinamericanism (apropos Alberto Moreiras's The Exhaustion of Difference) 434. Between Ariel and Caliban: On the Politics of Location of Latinamericanism and the Question of Solidarity 605. The Neoconservative Turn 726. Beyond the Paradigm of Disillusion: Rethinking the Armed Struggle in Latin America 957. The Subaltern and the State 110Notes 127Bibliography 145Index 155